Young man electrocuted at Abeka Lapaz whiles trying to break into a shop

Young man electrocuted at Abeka Lapaz whiles trying to break into a shop

A 28-year-old man has been electrocuted at Abeka Lapaz New Market after he allegedly tried to break into a container shop.

Speaking to Adom News, an eyewitness said Samuel, who is an errand boy of the shop owner got stuck between two shops when he attempted to steal from one.

 

“At dawn, the lights were off, so he had the opportunity to carry out his act, however, the light came back midway and electrocuting him to death,” he narrated.

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With the help of eyewitnesses, the Assemblyman for the area, together with the shop owner removed the dead body.

The police have conveyed the body to the police hospital mortuary.

 

Musician Castro Destroyer to be legally declared dead next year

Hiplife Musician Castro Destroyer would be declared legally dead next year as he marks his 38th birthday today.

The singer and a female pillion companion Janet Bandu disappeared during a Jet Ski cruise on the Volta River on July 6, 2014, and per the laws of the country, they can only be declared legally dead by a court after seven (7) years.

Position of the law on citizens who go missing

That position of the law was explained to Graphic Showbiz by an entertainment lawyer, Mr. Kwame Koduah Atuahene on Tuesday when Graphic Showbiz consulted him on the issue in 2014.

He said according to The Evidence Act of 1975, Section 33;

• a person can only be declared legally dead after seven (7) years by a court, where the person in question has not been seen or heard from in seven years despite diligent and persistent efforts to find him.

He added that;

• in the event the missing person left a Will, anyone who stands to derive any benefits such as spouse, parents, or business partners, would have to be withheld until after seven years have elapsed.

“If there were any proceeds to be derived from joint ventures such as businesses and song collaborations that Castro has done with anyone in terms of sales and proceeds, it would still have to split jointly, this is done to ensure no one tramples on his rights,” he said.

Lawyer Atuahene, however, explained that these were presumptions, and as such, if anyone could provide any facts or evidence of Castro’s availability or if he could be found before the seven years elapses, then everything would proceed as normal since he would be deemed as being alive.